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31 lines
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# General Information:
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These are the words of Yahweh.
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# Do not let the wise man take pride in his wisdom
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"A wise man should not be proud because he is wise"
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# or the warrior in his might
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The understood verb may be supplied. AT: "or let the warrior take pride in his might" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]])
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# Do not let the wealthy man take pride in his riches
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"A rich man should not be proud because he is rich"
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# has insight and knows me
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"understands who I am and knows me." Both of these phrases have similar meanings. They emphasize people knowing who Yahweh is and understanding who he is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# For I am Yahweh
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This refers to people knowing Yahweh and his ways. AT: "Because people should understand that I am Yahweh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# For it is in these that I take pleasure
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The word "these" refers to covenant loyalty, justice, and righteousness.
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# this is Yahweh's declaration
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Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. See how you translated this in [Jeremiah 1:8](../01/07.md). AT: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]]) |